6.1 The general examination regulations of the University of Nairobi and the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine shall apply.

6.2 The course shall be examined by continuous assessment tests and a final examination. The continuous assessment tests shall constitute 20% of the final marks and the final examination shall constitute 30% of the mark.

6.3 The final examination shall comprise a 2-hour written examination and a 3-hour practical examination. The practical examination shall constitute 50% of the marks.

6.4 The pass mark shall be 50%.

6.5 A candidate who fails in the final examination may re-sit the failed course(s) when next offered upto 2 times subject to payment of the prescribed examination fees.

6.6 A candidate who fails in the second re-sit shall be discontinued.

6.7 The examination shall be moderated by an External Examiner with qualifications acceptable to the Board.

6.8 The cumulative performance in the programme shall be summarized in the average score over100 and a grade give as follows

7.1 All courses shall be examined by Ordinary Examination during the academic year in which they are taught.

7.2 Such Ordinary Examinations shall consist of continuous assessments and an end of semester examination(s) where applicable.

7.3 Continuous Assessment shall consist of several evaluations based on suitable combinations of practicals, tutorials, assignments and written tests.

7.4 Unless otherwise stated, end of year examinations will account for 70% of the total course marks whereas Continuous Assessment will account for 30%.

7.5 Field training programmes shall be examined by continuous assessment and special reports. Each of the two components will constitute 50% of the examination mark.

7.6 The special project shall be examined through an oral presentation, which will constitute 30% of the mark while the written report will take 70% of the project examination mark.

7.7 The pass mark for each examination shall be 40%.

7.8 Marks shall be translated into letter grades as follows:-

70 – 100% - A

60 – 69% - B

50 – 59% - C

40 – 49% - D

39% and below - E - Fail.

7.9 Candidates may, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Examiners and approval by Senate, be allowed to sit for Special Examinations, at a time to be determined by the Faculty Board of Examiners.

7.10 Candidates who fail the Ordinary or Special Examination may on recommendation of the Faculty Board sit for supplementary examination(s) in the failed course(s) before the beginning of the next academic year and after paying the appropriate examination fee.

7.11 Candidates failing the above supplementary have to retake the failed course(s) in the next academic year, provided the appropriate fee is paid.

Candidates will be allowed to retake failed course(s) only once on academic grounds failure to which they will be discontinued.

Candidates may apply to the Dean for academic leave in between the

years provided that the candidate’s stay in the university does not exceed a

period of eight academic years.

8. Award of Degree

To qualify for the award of the degree, a candidate shall have passed all the prescribed courses. The Degree award and classification for the various options shall be based on the mean scores in all the four years. The standard University of Nairobi rules shall be applied as follows:-

The course shall be evaluated in terms of units, a course unit being defined as a series of forty-five hour lectures in a focused topic or equivalent of such.

Each candidate shall be required to take all the prescribed courses for every semester in the first three years of study as well as all courses in the option chosen during the fourth year of study.

No candidate will be allowed to progress to the next level without passing all the prescribed course units.

6. Exemptions

A candidate may be exempted from some courses and credits transferred from an approved institution, subject to the following conditions:

6.1 Request for exemptions shall be made in writing to the Academic Registrar, University of Nairobi at the time of admission and must be accompanied by officially endorsed supporting documents, including the syllabi for the relevant course(s).

6.2 The University of Nairobi reserves the right to administer an appropriate test, through respective departments in order to determine whether exemption should be granted.

6.3 Application for exemption shall be considered only after the payment of an exemption fee, as may be prescribed.

6.4 The courses on which such exemptions are sought shall not exceed one third of the total units.